ESS Review

Scientific Process

100

The variable that changes

Independent variable

200

The variable you are measuring

Dependent Variable

300

What makes a lab valid

Only changing one variable

400

What makes a lab reliable?

Doing the lab 3 or more time

500

Terry was wondering which what type of butter made the best cookies. He used three different types of butter and made a batch of cookies with each. He had his friends rate the cookies and found the mean average rating for each cookie. IV

Type of Cookie

Geosphere

100

These three things are aspects of our Geosphere

Answer vary

200

These are the essential elements in soil humans test for.

Phosphorus, Nitrogen, Potassium

300

Which two elements that plants need are found in the air

carbon and nitrogen

400

How do we know about the interior of the Earth without drilling into it?

Seismic waves and volcanoes

500

Use the soil triangle to determine what type of soil...55% silt, 25% sand, 20% clay

Silt Loam

Hydrosphere

100

These three things are aspects of our Hydrosphere?

Answers vary

200

What is one unique property of water and why is it important

Density- Solid is less dense than liquid, allow for life

Universal Solvent- Can dissolve almost anything, allow for transport of minerals

Heat Capacity- Water has a high heat capacity which regulates temperature (environment and individual)

300

What is the density of something with a mass of 28 grams and volume of 37 mL

0.76 g/mL

400

Draw how a river would erode

Erosion around the meander

500

These are three examples of chemical weathering

Carbonation, Acid precipitation, oxidation, hydrolysis

Atmosphere

100

These three things are aspects of our Atmosphere

Answers vary

200

Air travels from _____ pressure to _____ pressure

High to low

300

What are the two effects that CO2 has on our ambient air temperature. +100 Why

Traps heat and increases day time temperature and prevents heat from leaving at night. 

400

What are 3 sources of CO₂ in the air?

Breathing, Forest fires, cars, planes, industry, etc

500

What are three examples of GHG

Carbon Dioxide, Water vapor, Methane, Ozone, Nitrous Oxide, CFC, PFC

Random

100

What is the smallest layer of the earth's geosphere?

Crust

200

What type of soil do farmers want? Why?

Loam, combination of all the different textures. Drains well and has lots of nutrients in it.

300

What are three examples of closed systems

Answer will vary 

400

Create a flowchart of the water cycle. Must include at least 4 different locations. Include the process that allows them to travel (Precip, condensation, evap, gravity pull)

Answers will vary

500

What are 2 of the common forms of erosion around leadville and why?

Abrasion, Ice wedging, root wedging, Hydrolysis